Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)

Charles Leclerc
Portrait by François-Joseph Kinson, 1804
Born	17 March 1772 (1772-03-17) Pontoise, Île-de-France
Died	2 November 1802(1802-11-02) (aged 30) Tortuga, Saint-Domingue
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  French First Republic
Service / branch	French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1791–1802
Rank	Divisional-General
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Siege of Toulon Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Castiglione Battle of Rivoli Haitian Revolution Saint-Domingue expedition

Divisional-General Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl viktwaʁ emanɥɛl ləklɛʁ]; 17 March 1772 – 2 November 1802) was a French Army officer who served during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was the husband of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. In 1801, Leclerc was sent to Saint-Domingue, where invasion forces under his command captured and deported Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture to France as part of an unsuccessful attempt to reassert French control over Saint-Domingue and reinstate slavery in the colony. Leclerc died of yellow fever during the campaign.